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Title	Madison County $3.00 (three dollars) county scrip
County of Origin	Madison County
Town of Issue	Madisonville
Currency Type	County Scrip
Denomination	$3.00
Bank Issuer	Madison County
Imprint	Telegraph Print.]
Date Issued	Jan. 1, 1862.
Decade	1860-1869
Notes	This county scrip was issued in Madisonville by Madison County. A simple line borders each edge of the note. A decorative design comprises the left border. The amount ''$3.00'' is printed in the center of the right border. The amount ''3.00.''' is also printed towards the upper-left corner. The abbreviation ''No.'' is printed towards the upper-right corner; the number ''68'' is handwritten adjacent to it. A vignette of a train within an oval design is printed in the center of the top edge of the note. A faint design is overprinted in red ink over the note, as is the phrase ''THREE DOLLARS.'' The date is printed towards the lower-left corner. Beneath the date the following imprint appears: Telegraph Print]. The note is signed on the recto by F. W. Harms, County Clerk, and R. S. Rayburn, Chief Justice. Harms, a native of Virginia, is listed in the 1860 Census and the 1863 Texas Almanac as the county clerk of Madison County. Rayburn, a Tennessee native, lists his occupation in the 1860 Census as a farmer. He is listed in the 1863 Texas Almanac as the chief justice of Madison County. BC-229.
Rarity	R.7
Signatures	F W Harms Co. Clerk.; R S Rayburn Chief Justice
Dimensions	7 x 17 cm.
Digital Resource Type	Image
Digitization Process	Digitization process: scanned as 1200 ppi, 16-bits per channel, RGB.tif; derivative created from recto and verso and resized as 3000 pixels on the long edge, 8-bits per channel RGB.jpg.
Upload File Name	MadisonMadisonville0000006_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)	0000006r.tif; 0000006v.tif
Scan Path Number	Madison\Madisonville\0000006r
Rowe Catalog Number	6
Digital Collection	Rowe-Barr Collection of Texas Currency
Library	DeGolyer Library
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	Please cite Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries, DeGolyer Library when using this image file. A high-quality version of this file may be obtained for a fee by contacting degolyer@smu.edu.

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